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Family medicine residents 

Enhance your residency experience with the latest medical news, expert advice, and tools to help you prepare for a career in family medicine. Your Academy is here for you.


Welcome to AAFP and TAFP

Explore your future in family medicine and what your Academy has to offer.

AAFP: YOUR ACADEMY CAN HELP YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR CAREER


TAFP Student and Resident Leadership Guide

Get involved with TAFP by applying for elected and appointed positions in the Student and Resident Leader Forum, and taking advantage of other national and state leadership opportunities. 

CHECK OUT THESE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

TAFP Resident Leadership Experience

Are you ready to gain the skills you need to enhance your leadership? Apply for the TAFP Resident Leadership Experience.

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Family medicine resident scholarships

The TAFP Foundation and its donors generously support family medicine residents through several scholarships.

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Texas Family Medicine Scholars Program

First-year residents can apply for this multi-year program that includes generous financial support and leadership development to two residents each year.

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TAFP Research Poster Competition

TAFP’s annual poster competition showcases the research of family medicine students, residents, and community physicians.

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Conferences you should know about

The TAFP Foundation provides travel funding for family medicine residents to attend some Academy meetings. Some of this funding is designated for TAFP resident leaders through scholarships, listed here. For more information, contact Juleah Williams at jwilliams@tafp.org or by phone at (512) 329-8666 ext. 135.

TAFP Student and Resident Summit
August 23, 2025 | Irving, Texas

TAFP's Student and Resident Summit is a unique and innovative event that brings together family medicine residents and students. It offers attendees an opportunity to connect with peers, participate in a residency and job fair, gain new insights and knowledge, and explore current topics in family medicine.

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TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit
November 7 – 10, 2024 | The Woodlands, Texas

Travel funding is offered to ASPCS for participants in the poster competition (one person per poster), TAFP resident and student leaders, and scholarship recipients. If you fall into any of these categories and plan to attend the conference, please reach out to Juleah Williams at jwilliams@tafp.org for further assistance.

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Annual Chapter Leader Forum and National Conference of Constituency Leaders
April 23 – 26, 2025 | Kansas City, Missouri

ACLF is AAFP’s leadership development program for chapter leaders. NCCL is the AAFP’s forum to address member issues specific to women, minorities, new physicians, international medical graduates, and LGBTQA physicians. TAFP supports the travel of 12 members to NCCL: two representatives for each member constituency, one minority physician, and one third-year resident physician.

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AAFP’s National Conference for the Future of Family Medicine
(Formerly National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Students)
July 31 – August 2, 2025 | Kansas City, Missouri

National Conference is the must-attend event of the year for students and residents. The event will continue to provide a valuable opportunity for attendees to learn, network and interact with exhibitors, many of which are residency programs. TAFP Foundation supports the Resident Delegate and Alternate Delegate to attend National Conference.

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Resources for family medicine residents

Timeline for licensure procurement

Securing a Texas medical license can be a confusing and frustrating process, particularly for international medical graduates. The Texas Medical Board recommends that IMGs apply six months before the end of their required training, in the middle of their PGY2 year, to allow time to acquire all supporting documents (with the exception of completion of the required training). Then, the TMB only needs confirmation of completion of PGY2 and they can be licensed. Applicants are encouraged to take the jurisprudence exam soon after they apply, as they must pass before a licensing analyst will be assigned to evaluate the contents of their applications and documents.

Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program

The Physician Education Loan Repayment Program provides loan repayment funds to physicians who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area for at least four years. Participating physicians must provide health care services to recipients enrolled in Medicaid and the Texas Children’s Health Insurance Program.

TAFP Career Center

The TAFP Career Center is your home for family medicine careers. Search for new opportunities or post positions to find the perfect family doctor for your practice.

Cancer Rotation Program

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center would like to invite all second- and third-year family medicine residents from accredited programs to participate in a four-week cancer rotation at their facility in Houston, Texas.

Texas residency programs

Family medicine can offer you a vital and satisfying career, and the many residency training programs in Texas can help you attain this career goal. Explore our list of Texas family medicine residency programs by region to find a program that meets your needs.

Information for residency coordinators

TAFP is here for you. Without dedicated and knowledgeable clerkship coordinators there would be fewer medical students selecting family medicine careers. We have compiled a few resources to assist you.

Learn more about family medicine on TAFP's YouTube channel

See family medicine in action by subscribing to the TAFP YouTube channel. To see the latest videos when they are released, make sure you sign up for notifications.

VISIT TAFP'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL